# Mohun Dampier — Can Such Things Be? character guide

> Mohun Dampier in Can Such Things Be? by Ambrose Bierce.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Dampier, Mohun

**First appearance:** 0014-one-of-twins

## Snapshot

A haunted man in a tower room who hears mysterious tapping and recounts a tale of a double that foretold his own death.

## Who they are

Dampier is a friend whose quiet composure cracks when a tapping sound interrupts a late-night conversation, and he insists no one is there. He tells of a past encounter with a doppelgänger that seemed to seal his fate, and his calm acceptance of the uncanny unnerves his listener. His story anchors the collection's theme of doubles and premonitions, and his willingness to face the inexplicable makes him both tragic and compelling.

## In the story

### [Beyond the Wall](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/can_such_things_be_se/chapters/beyond-the-wall)

The protagonist and storyteller, haunted by guilt and a supernatural tapping signal from a deceased love.

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